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Behind the Scenes on Emotional Drama Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea is out now, and it’s a truly emotional drama which confronts issues of loss and grief and life in a way that’s powerful and true and also filled with veins of dark humour.

The film stars… Read More

Go Behind the Scenes on La La Land to see how they created the Look

Step behind the scenes on new movie Whiplash to find out how writer/director Damien Chazelle and a team and talented artisans pulled off the look of the film.

Palm Springs Film Festival Honours Toni Erdman, Isabelle Huppert and More

The 28th annual Palm Springs Film Festival is just coming to a close in California, and the best and brightest are being honoured.

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) had the opportunity to view the pool of titles in… Read More

IFI@Belltable February Films Announced- Award Winning Cultural Cinema Coming to Limerick

The IFI@Belltable programme started on Monday the 9th of January with a highly successful screening of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake and there are many more treats for cinephiles throughout January and the rest of 2017.

Presented at the Lime… Read More

LA La Land review round up – critics fall in love with this magical movie musical

The reviews for La La Land are in and critics are really falling for this magical movie musical.

Horrorthon Hit Raw gets Irish Release Date and Thrilling New Trailer

After a sold out screening at the IFI Horrorthon in October 2016, Raw is coming back to cinemas for another bite.

The film is about a young French teen called Justine who arrives at a prestigious veterinary school where her… Read More

La La Land Wouldn’t Exist Without this Little Known Early Musical from Damien Chazelle

Filmmaker Damien Chazelle made serious waves when his blistering Whiplash arrived in late 2014, with the feature going on to win three Oscars including a golden statuette for J.K. Simmons’ towering performance.

Given the subject of Whiplash, it’s no surprise… Read More

Meetings with Ivor Doc at the IFI from February 10th with an Ivor Brown and Alan Gilsenan Q&A

Meetings with Ivor is a new documentary about Irish mental health activist Ivor Browne which opens at the IFI on the 10th of February 2017

IFI & Tradfest present a screening of The Irishmen – An Impression Of Exile followed by a panel discussion on Saturday, January 28th at 1.30 p.m.

The Irish Film Institute, in collaboration with Tradfest are delighted to welcome guests Professor Lance Pettitt, musician Órlaith McAuliffe, and publican Tom King to participate in a panel discussion following a screening of Philip Donnellan’s The Irishmen – an Impression… Read More


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